Historical residues in the Old Irish legends of Queen Medb : an expanded interpretation of the Ulster cycle / Diana Dominguez ; with a preface by James Whitlark.
Material type: TextPublication details: Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, ©2010.Description: 1 online resource (iii, 303 pages)Content type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 0773429557
- 9780773429550
- Ulster cycle
- Ulster cycle
- Epic literature, Irish -- History and criticism
- Tales -- Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland) -- History and criticism
- Women and literature -- Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland)
- Littérature épique irlandaise -- Histoire et critique
- Contes -- Ulster (Irlande du Nord et Irlande) -- Histoire et critique
- Femmes et littérature -- Ulster (Irlande du Nord et Irlande)
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- General
- Epic literature, Irish
- Tales
- Women and literature
- Ireland -- Ulster
- Languages & Literatures
- Celtic Languages & Literatures
- 891.6/210309352042 23
- PB1397.C8 D66 2010
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Ah indeed! That is Medb of Cruachan": critical and literary tradition -- "We need not doubt that there were many like her in real life": Medb as realistic reflection of her culture -- "I was noblest and worthiest": Medb as political ruler -- "Mighty are the deeds of Medb": Medb as military commander -- "It is she who lives on in legend": implications and further research.
Print version record.
Medb of Connacht, a central female character of medieval Ireland's Ulster Cycle is read traditionally as an example of a misogynistic, patriarchal Christian campaign to suppress and silence women in early Ireland, or as symbolic of a primordial, mythic pre-Christian goddess, exempt from patriarchal censure because her behavior is ascribed to her duties as a divine sovereignty figure. In addition, this work provides the first comparative and comprehensive character analysis of the Connacht warrior queen across numerous tales in which she appears as a major player, presenting a more complete pic.
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